Archive : obesity

According to the latest studies conducted on weight and fitness, it has come to light that BMI might not be the best and most adequate measure for obesity. Researchers of the study also said that people who eat foods that are high in calories consistently gain more weight. Such people end up consuming much more Read more

It is well known that foods rich in fat contents lead to many serious health problems. Most recently a group of researchers has found that high fat foods besides causing health problems also injure brain. The study was conducted by the researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine. Researchers first ran the study Read more

Studies are found that African American women are more satisfied with their weight emotionally when compared to other women with regard to quality of life. However, black women are dissatisfied about their weight because of the limitations it poses in physical activities. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Dr. Tiffany Read more

Some men are not familiar with men’s health. The answer is just easy; it refers to health issues that specify the human male anatomy. There is a need for men to restore their testosterone level after their 40th birthday since the hormone starts decreasing after that age. By the time you hit male hits the age of 80, the testosterone levels are going to Read more

Latest studies from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Yeshiva University have revealed that obesity and excess blood sugar can have a direct effect on increasing the risk of colorectal cancer. In order to get to these facts, more than 5000 women who had crossed menopausal stage were considered. Cancer of the colon and Read more

Obesity among the children of all over the world is increasing rapidly. Some researchers who were researching about the problem of obesity among children has claimed that from expecting mothers’ health behavior the obesity risk of their babies can be revealed. The study led by the researchers from the University of Montreal has disclosed that Read more

After a recent study researchers have disclosed the fact that obesity is rising rapidly among school children in India due to their heavy consumption of Junk Foods. Presently 15 to 21 per cent Indian school children are obese, according to the study. The researchers have also charged the sedentary life style led by children for Read more

A new study reveals that women who are living in poor areas are more likely to get obese. In the long run, these women might get type 2 diabetes. In the earliest randomized test of its kind, researchers supplied women living in high-poverty areas with vouchers and counseling to help them move into better neighborhoods. Read more

Obesity has become one of the leading causes of a varied kind of diseases, including chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiac diseases. Latest research has discovered a specific kind of RNA that triggers obesity. The same RNA is also responsible for triggering Type II diabetes.

Latest research has implied that supplying more insulin to people suffering with Type II diabetes cannot solve the problem effectively. Explaining the process by which diabetes occurs, leader of the research team said that diabetes in a condition in which cells are unable to signal the processing of insulin in the body. Effective treatment requires Read more

Obesity is one of the major health risks in today’s world. The rate of obesity is alarmingly increasing among children and teenagers. According to latest reports, drinking adequate low fat milk during childhood can help significantly in fighting obesity in adulthood. While the importance of milk was stressed upon by health experts in order to Read more

According to latest research, half of the populations in US and a substantial amount of population in UK will be under the cloud of obesity by 2030. As of now, the number of obese people in the United States has been estimated to be 99 million. In a span of less than twenty years, this Read more